Security authorities had their hands full today monitoring access to the university
All but one of the people admitted to hospital after the fatal stampede at the University of Johannesburg have been discharged, the university said on Wednesday.
“All were discharged except for one in 1 Military Hospital,” said Charmaine du Plessis, corporate communicatons manager.
In total, 20 people were taken to various hospitals in Gauteng while less serious injuries were treated on the scene.
The last person remaining in hospital has been transferred from Milpark to 1 Military hospital.
The vice chancellor of the university, Ihron Rensburg, and registrar Professor Marie Muller will visit the injured person on Wednesday. They will then accompany Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande on a visit to the family of Gloria Sekwena, who died in the stampede on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, security authorities had their hands full on Wednesday monitoring access to the university.
People standing at the university’s gates on Wednesday were allowed in by security officials and university staff only if they had their conditional application documentation.
One angry mother shouted when they would not let her in, saying she had left the paperwork at home.
“I came here since Friday, but could not get in. But now you are also refusing me entry. You are treating us like dogs,” said Colleen Jacobs. She complained that she would now have to take more time off work to get her son into college.
Prospective student Bafana Gumede was still hoping for a chance to be allowed in, but said he realised he might have to look for something else. “I will never ever come to the institution again — the congestion, overcrowding here will probably make it impossible for me to enjoy my studies,” he said.
Earlier, Johannesburg metro police spokesman Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar advised motorists to avoid the area around the university where student hopefuls had started queuing again.
The Pan Africanist Youth Congress called for Nzimande’s resignation.
“We call on the minister to do the honourable thing and resign his position,” Payco said in a statement. “He has proven not once but too many times that he is unable to fulfil his duties.”
The organisation blamed the ANC government for what it called the “shambles” in education, specifically for black children, and said Nzimande was out of touch.
In a statement earlier on Wednesday, the government called for a full investigation into the incident. “The improvements in matric pass rates... should be cause for celebration, not tragedy... This is an unfortunate incident which we hope will be fully investigated,” it said.
One person still in hospital after varsity stampede
Security authorities had their hands full today monitoring access to the university
All but one of the people admitted to hospital after the fatal stampede at the University of Johannesburg have been discharged, the university said on Wednesday.
“All were discharged except for one in 1 Military Hospital,” said Charmaine du Plessis, corporate communicatons manager.
In total, 20 people were taken to various hospitals in Gauteng while less serious injuries were treated on the scene.
The last person remaining in hospital has been transferred from Milpark to 1 Military hospital.
The vice chancellor of the university, Ihron Rensburg, and registrar Professor Marie Muller will visit the injured person on Wednesday. They will then accompany Higher Education Minister Blade Nzimande on a visit to the family of Gloria Sekwena, who died in the stampede on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, security authorities had their hands full on Wednesday monitoring access to the university.
People standing at the university’s gates on Wednesday were allowed in by security officials and university staff only if they had their conditional application documentation.
One angry mother shouted when they would not let her in, saying she had left the paperwork at home.
“I came here since Friday, but could not get in. But now you are also refusing me entry. You are treating us like dogs,” said Colleen Jacobs. She complained that she would now have to take more time off work to get her son into college.
Prospective student Bafana Gumede was still hoping for a chance to be allowed in, but said he realised he might have to look for something else. “I will never ever come to the institution again — the congestion, overcrowding here will probably make it impossible for me to enjoy my studies,” he said.
Earlier, Johannesburg metro police spokesman Chief Superintendent Wayne Minnaar advised motorists to avoid the area around the university where student hopefuls had started queuing again.
The Pan Africanist Youth Congress called for Nzimande’s resignation.
“We call on the minister to do the honourable thing and resign his position,” Payco said in a statement. “He has proven not once but too many times that he is unable to fulfil his duties.”
The organisation blamed the ANC government for what it called the “shambles” in education, specifically for black children, and said Nzimande was out of touch.
In a statement earlier on Wednesday, the government called for a full investigation into the incident. “The improvements in matric pass rates... should be cause for celebration, not tragedy... This is an unfortunate incident which we hope will be fully investigated,” it said.
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